February 15, 2022

Gunmen Ambush Miners In Plateau, Kill Two

February 15, 2022 3:33 pm

Some yet-to-be identified Gunmen on Tuesday killed two persons at a mining site in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the victims who were identified as youths had gone to the mining site located at Yelwa- Zangam community on Tuesday morning when the gunmen attacked the youths, killing two of them on the spot while others escaped.

The people of Dong community in the same Council Area had last month staged a protest after gunmen killed four youths at a mining site in the locality

President of the Anaguta Development Association, …

2023 Presidency: My Fate Is In God’s Hands, Emefiele Insists

February 15, 2022 3:25 pm

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has reacted to the rumours making the rounds that he plans to contest for presidency in the 2023 presidential election.

According to him, it is the prerogative of the President Muhammadu Buhari, to map out his succession plan and if God permits, he would would be no one to say no.

The CBN governor was quoted as speaking when a ‘group of his friends’, tagged ‘Friends of Godwin Emefiele’, visited him to discuss the controversy over his rumoured presidential ambition in 2023.

In a statement issued by the …

Abba Kyari: We Won’t Cover-Up Anyone Involved — NDLEA

February 15, 2022 3:16 pm

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared that there would be no cover-up for anyone that may be involved in the ongoing investigations into alleged drug dealing of the suspended DCP Abba Kyari, the suspended Commander of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) of the Nigerian Police Force.

This was coming even as the agency urged Nigerians to be patient on the ongoing investigations to unravel the mystery behind the 25kgs of cocaine intercepted at the Enugu Airport.

The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, confirmed to Daily Trust that, the commission would not …

Focus On Talents Not Certificates, Pantami Advices Youths

February 15, 2022 3:10 pm

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy in Nigeria, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, has reiterated the need for government at all levels and other government institutions to focus more on talent and not ‘certificates’ as that is the only way forward.

He explained that it will go a long way in not only creating more job opportunities but addressing problems of unemployment and by extension, solving the challenges bedeviling the country.

Panatami made these assertions while speaking on Tuesday during the prize presentation ceremony and the Grand Finale of Katsina National Talent Hunt Challenge in Katsina further urged organisers …

2023 Will Determine Igbo’s Status In Nigeria, Ohanaeze Hints

2023 Will Determine Igbo’s Status In Nigeria, Says Ohanaeze

February 15, 2022 5:26 am

The President General of apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, has declared that the status of Ndigbo in Nigeria will be determined largely by where the next President of Nigeria emerges from.

‘Wherever the country picks its president from in 2023 will send a strong message to Ndigbo,’ Obiozor said in a statement he issued in Owerri on Monday.

He said to avoid the potholes of the past and to secure the future and preserve national unity, “the Nigerian political elite must avoid the prevailing political myopia and contrived amnesia surrounding Nigerian political history over the …

Trudeau Set To Invoke Emergency Powers Over Canada Protests

February 15, 2022 5:22 am

Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau is expected to invoke rarely-used emergency powers any movement from now to bring an end to trucker-led protests against Covid-19 health rules, as police arrested 11 people with a ‘cache of firearms’ blocking a border crossing with the United States in Alberta.

To achieve this, Trudeau is set to invoke the Emergencies Act to give the government extra powers in a national crisis to bring an end to the trucker-led protests now entering a third week, according to public broadcaster CBC.

Hundreds of big rigs still clog the streets of the capital Ottawa.

And the threat …

How Cholera Killed 3,062 In 33 States, Abuja In 2021 – FG

February 15, 2022 5:18 am

The Minister of Water Resources in Nigeria, Suleiman Adamu, yesterday revealed that Nigeria recorded 111,062 cases of cholera with 3,062 deaths in 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory last year.

He made this known in Abuja at a training workshop on cholera prevention, preparedness and response which was held to sensitise Nigerians on the need to stay alert.

The minister pointed out that the victims were mostly between five and 13 years old.

Adamu, represented by the Director, Water Quality Control and Sanitation, Emmanuel Awe, attributed the situation to “the unpreparedness” of most states.

He said most states …

NDLEA Confirms Abba Kyari’s Arrest, Held In Custody

February 15, 2022 3:22 am

The National Drug lord enforcement agency, NDLEA has confirmed the arrest of suspended Commander of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at the Force Intelligence Bureau of the Nigerian Police Force, DCP Abba Kyari, over his alleged involvement in a 25 kilograms cocaine deal with a drug cartel.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Bababafemi confirmed the arrest in a statement, which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York on Monday evening, he disclosed that the embattled deputy commissioner of police was arrested by the Nigeria Police Force and handed over to the …